announcer: live from the kgo broadcast center, this is abc 7 news. >> ahh the sight and sound of something we haven't seen in a long long time. rain falling in the bay area. ending a remarkable 43 day dry spell. >> the rain is a welcoming sight. the wind knocked down trees and power lines. we haven't seen a day like this since christmas eve. this is a live picture from emeryville. you can see the dark skies out there. >> it's ominous. wind gusts there 54 miles an hour. that was earlier today.

we have team coverage this afternoon. laura anthony and spencer christian are with us. >> here is what's happening outdoors. a wide path of rain from the north bay to the golden gate. more impulses are developing and moving in our direction. this is the picture. we have areas, wide, expansive areas of heavy rain. it reaches the flash flood watch that was in effect earlier. the first wave moved through so quickly, it didn't produce the rainfall totals expected. the second wave is possible the flash flood watch could be reinstated. we looped the radar image. a long trail of moisture at the golden gate. it will sweep through the south bay and east bay as well. wind advisory until 4:00. the winds are gusty.

the strongest winds near the coastline. 38 miles per hour at fso. this is going to continue this gusty pattern into the evening hours, perhaps overnight as well. three inches in mount st. helena. growing totals in the south bay. a quick animation starting at 7:00. the heavier rain is tapering off into showers. tomorrow could be a relatively calm day compared to today. sunday, heavy at times. >> thank you spencer. in the east bay, the storm impact has been mixed scattered power outages and downed trees, but no flooding. >> laura anthony is live with us now in alamo where a tree just did serious damage. >> reporter: that's right, larry. it's been all about the wind in the east bay so far. it just started raining again but not too hard. here in this parking lot, you can see the remnants of the tree

that fell and where it broke off on the tree behind the car. there were four cars that were right in the line of the tree when it went down. it's the wind more than the rain, that left the mark on the east bay so far. in alamo, this huge tree took out power lines falling across this drive without hitting anything else. not so lucky in downtown alamo where a branch fell from a pear tree damaging four cars. linda got the worst of it. luckily, her puppy was inside, but escaped unscathed. >> the windshield is broken and i can see a couple dents on the top. thankfully we'll have to clean it off to see if there's anymore. i'm happy i was out of it. >> reporter: in martinez, sandbags on main street. no threat from the nearby creek which remains well below its

banks. meantime, in walnut creek, people welcomed the weather like a long lost friend. >> i'm so happy it's raining. i couldn't be better. >> reporter: other not so much. >> i love living in california because it's hot and sunny, not this. >> reporter: so, it's been about holding on to the umbrellas today. we have seen numbers of them fly out of people's hands and go inside out. there have been scattered power outages as well in several locations associated with a tree coming down. most of them in the open hills. in alamo, laura anthony abc 7 news. >> thank you. in san francisco, a large tree is causing problems right now. the tree fell on power lines near geneva avenue around 2:30. this is next to the amazon playground. the fire department is not letting anybody drive by. crews are on the scene working

to clean it up. in the north bay, a lot of rain, but not many problems. the school is closed for the day. you can see the flooding there. there have been reports of several downed power lines in that area. >> most businesses and residents in the north bay are closely watching the creeks as the rain continues to fall. >> the wineries are welcoming the storm with open arms. amy hollyfield shows us more. >> reporter: this morning's rain has been steady, soft at first then slowly gaining strength, nothing too drastic or dramatic, just how city officials like it. >> if it rains like this for five days perfect. no issues. you know, it's when it comes down really hard that's when you get the issues. >> reporter: they know it could be a long day, maybe a long weekend. they will be watching this creek

carefully. it tends to spill over banks sending unwanted water into the vibrant downtown square. >> we have sandbags cleaned the creeks and basins. >> reporter: the wineries will gladly take on the rain. they know there could be some side effects if it's too much too soon. as people in the farming community tend to do they are hoping for the best. >> we are super excited about it. we need the rain so bad. we have been waiting for it. it looks like it's finally here. we are okay with it. we want it to come down as hard as it can, as long as it can. >> reporter: he showed us a picture of the huge oak tree that knocked out power. they lost tens of thousands of dollars in sales. they do not expect a repeat performance. >> they are projecting six to eight inches we can handle that. >> reporter: downtown businesses are ready.

they have sandbags and tarps out. it's lining the blocks everywhere. everyone has these out. the public works department saying no problems reported. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> not the rain but the winds are causing problems at the area airports. at fso, flights were delays 3 1/2 hours. 172 cancellations and 377 delays, just at sfo. most of the cancellations are regional flights. the impact at oakland and san jose are less severe. passengers are advised to check with carriers for the latest updates. california still needs help with the drought. the federal government is offering $50 million in relief. that money will be spent on the water project for efforts such as water transfers drought monitoring for endangered species and diversifying water

supply. >> complex difficult stuff, managing to protect fish wildlife vegetation, water flow and support the formers and the great economic activities they engage in. >> governor brown declared a drought emergency last january. california is entering the fourth year of drought. demonstrators protest a controversial proposal by san francisco's archbishop involving the personal lives of teachers. >> addressed the plans to change faculty handbooks at four high schools in the diocese. they are asking teachers to live public and personal lives according to church teachings. >> i'm adopted by gay parents. for the archbishop to say it's toxic to our society and evil

hurts me. my parents treat me the same as every other parent would. >> parents, students and staff fear if they move forward with the clauses, they could eliminate antidiscrimination for employees at the high school. it's not clear whether the archbishop will address the concerns. a warning for parents of unvaccinated children. they are sending out robo calls for handling the measles outbreak. if a student comes down with the measles, all unvaccinated kids will be forced to stay home for three weeks. >> we are trying to make sure parents really understand what the repercussions would be if there were a case of measles at their child's school. >> last month, the district sent home letters urging parents to get their children vaccinated. they will offer them at some schools for the public health department. no cases of measles in san

francisco county. late this afternoon the state announced there are 103 cases of measles in california. there are new developments in the labor dispute in the port of oakland. containers will not be loaded or unloaded as part of a temporary work suspension. workers at 29 ports are involved. they have been working without a contract for nine months. the association claims there's a work slowdown for the past three months and says it doesn't want to pay a premium for less work. the last complete shutdown was in 2002. contract talks continue. new job numbers are out. it could mean the u.s. economy is rapidly improving. >> the labor department said in january, employers added 257,000 jobs after 329,000 jobs were added in december. >> 423,000 in november. the november and december gains were much higher than the

government first estimated. they say the latest numbers are proof employment growth is strong. the labor market is usually the last thing to recover after an economic slump. still ahead a unique effort to crack an unsolved murder. >> help me to heal so i can move forward. >> next the documentary from local police that they hope will help them catch a killer. also, mark zuckerberg's massive donation to a bay area hospital. there's never been anything like it before. new at 4:30, the face of an american aid worker held hostage by isis. was she killed in a coalition air strike? a reminder, michael finney is taking your questions on facebook and twitter. you can contact him at facebook.com or twitte

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a young woman was murdered over ten years ago and the case has gone cold. the police department released a video to try to capture the public's interest and generate new leads. chris has the story. >> reporter: a case that frustrated the police for years. >> there's not a day that doesn't go by that it's not on my mind. >> reporter: the 21-year-old was shot standing with family and friends outside the q cafe

downtown. she would die a short time later at the hospital. now, no leads no suspects, no persons of interest. a crime that left many puzzled. one of the first off fers to respond to the shooting. >> when a shot rings out people scatter. people are screaming. people are going every which way. it was a chaotic scene. >> reporter: 14 years later, the police are turning to the community again. they hired a company to make a video, hoping to stir up anyone's memory of what may have happened. >> the shooter may have identified himself to other people. >> reporter: he was there that night. sharing this could lead to a break in the case. >> the relationship between the person who was the shooter and the person who received the information may have changed. >> reporter: maria's family remained quiet over the years. her sister agreed to be interviewed for the video. >> what they would bring to me

would be priceless. it would help me to heal so that i can move forward. >> reporter: an attempt to mend their broken heart. there's a $100,000 award for information leading to an arrest and conviction. if you have information to help, call the police. abc 7 news. the highway patrol says a woman who died in a traffic accident this morning was driving the wrong way on the freeway. the 22-year-old victim's name was not released publicly. she was going to wrong direction on southbound 880 when she slammed head on into a truck. the truck driver is a 26-year-old man. he and two passengers are in the hospital in serious condition. responded to safety concern for riders in india. the ride share company says they will launch a panic button to

notify police in case of an emergency. a safety net will allow them to share trip details and their location with as many as five people. a woman sued uber for failing to properly screen drivers claiming she was raped. the new features will be available in india in a week. a health insurance company wants people to be on the lookout for fraudulent e-mails after a hack. they accessed 80 million records from blue cross blue shield insurer anthem including names social security numbers and e-mails. be careful for scam e-mails that are meant to look authentic. chinese hackers may be to blame for the breach. mark zuckerberg is stepping up with a massive donation to san francisco general hospital. zuckerburg and his wife are giving $75 million to the hospital's foundation.

it's the largest, single private gift ever to a hospital in the u.s. they are the largest health provider for people who can't afford insurance. it will help the hospital complete the acute trauma center with state of the art technology. priscilla is a doctor and trained there. >> incredible. >> big donation. big news with the weather. >> rain, strong gusty winds continuing. a break in the action, here comes another wave. here is live doppler 7 hd. we have heavy rain reaching from the north bay to the golden gate to the santa cruz mountains. this one looks almost as strong. here is a live view from the south beach camera. low clouds along the bay bridge. here is a look at peak wind gusts, 70 miles an hour at mount diablo. pacifica hills, gusts.

strong winds continue to prevail. here is the wind gust animation starting at 7:00 this evening. we'll see gusts up to 55 miles per hour. during the late night and overnight hours we continue to see strong gusts up to 11:00. during the early morning hours, the winds begin to moderate and taper off by tomorrow morning. breezy conditions. we'll no longer have the damaging gusts. here is a live view from the camera. these are the forecast futures. wet and windy. showers taper off tomorrow. more rain and wind coming our way sunday. it will be a stormy weekend. right now the satellite image this is the current storm pushing on shore. waves of wind and rain accompany that. a second weaker system coming through tomorrow to produce scattered showers then a major storm like today coming in on sunday. let's skip ahead. saturday night at 11:00 we'll

see areas of light rain and showers, pockets of shower activity. that will become more organized and more intense overnight by sunday morning, 8:00 widespread rain, heavy at times. much like today's storm. it will sweep through. followed by rainfall during the afternoon hours and evening. even into sunday or monday morning, lingering light rain and areas of showers. we have quite a bit of wet weather to come our way. in the sierra, wet as well. rain at lake level. snow levels from 8,000 feet or so. we will see one to two feet of snow with the current storm at the higher elevations. some of the lower elevations will see lighter snow and back to the bay area overnight pockets of rain and showers windy, still. overnight lows mid to upper 50s. mild overnight. tomorrow, look for cloudy skies breaks of sun here and there and scattered showers as well.

high temperatures mid to upper 60s. here is the seven day forecast. another stormy day on sunday. a thunderstorm or two tapering off to showers monday morning. wednesday -- tuesday, actually, through the remainder of the week, sunny skies and milder, warmer conditions through the end of the week. now, drew tuma gives us a look at the abc 7 news weather app. >> with another storm on the way, now is the perfect time to download the abc 7 weather app. once you open up the app the first thing you are going to see is live doppler 7 hd. this shows where it is raining where you live. in the top left corner, you will see three lines. that's the index. that will take you to the next page where you begin the process of your own weather postcard. what you are going to look at share a weather postcard. when you click that you can select a picture from your library or take a new photo of the beautiful bay area as the

weather is happening. take a look at what you'll get. here are the results. we created this weather postcard this afternoon. the process takes less than ten seconds. get details on the weather app at abc 7 news. >> thanks. next, what a major movie group is telling fans of "fifty shades of gray" not to bring to the theater. a new reason to look forward to coming home from a six-week hospital stay. a

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if you are going to see the film "fifty shades of gray." they are telling guests you can dress in costume but ropes whips, ties and any other props are not allowed. it opens a week from today.

>> okay. social media is rallying behind a man who refuses to give up on his son who was born with down syndrome. you may have seen this picture. samuel and his son leo. his wife wanted to give him up because of the down syndrome. he decided to keep the baby and she filed for divorce. he hopes to take the baby back to new zealand, but the parent needs help. he started a gofundme page that raised $280,000. if you want to help we have a link on our website, abc7news.com. a woman is turning her attention overseas. tonight, the i-team takes us inside a shocking case of animal abuse that inspired her movement. spanish greyhounds are use zed every year for hunting rabbit. what happens after the hunting

season? >> i have seen some things but nothing like this. >> abandonment abuse, even worse. in the i-team report the activist tells about her global cause and what she witnessed overseas. that's an abc 7 news at 11:00. just ahead, we are back on storm watch with a live report on the winds that shut off the lights across the south bay today. also the claims isis is making about an american hostage and why u.s. officials are skeptical. the arrest of a mother and family members accused of orchestrating phony kidnapping

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xfinity customers add xfinity home for $29.95 a month for 12 months. plus for a limited time, get a free security camera call 1800 xfinity or visit comcast.com/xfinityhome. here are today's headlines where you live as we approach 4:30. jordan's government is skeptical of a statement claiming a jordanian air strike killed an american woman today. she was being held by isis. who is the american hostage? a lot of people are wondering the same thing. details in a couple minutes. back here in the bay area,

rain and wild winds. abc 7 reporter tweeted this picture of a fallen tree on crescent avenue. that tree took down power lines. meanwhile, in the south bay a surfer took on the waves near pacific state park. with the rain and wind had to be rescued. the person on the jet ski got there before the coast guard. the surfer was not seriously hurt. more trees down. creighs clearing a eucalyptus tree in palo alto. david, all the trees coming down, power outages there? >> reporter: lots of power outages. we are still getting wet. there's been a lot of breeze that has fallen in the south bay. a trouble spot we look for is the underpass. it's okay for now. we have had a lot of other trouble in san jose and surrounding areas.

when the wind kicked up police and fire units found themselves responding to multiple reports of trees and branches down. in los altos -- the noise alerted them trouble is brewing. >> we heard a loud sound that went from here to the other side. and, all of a sudden, we looked out. >> a crew was able to remove the branch and restore power to the neighborhood within an hour or so. >> a pole behind my house. i was worried that something happened there. right next door to that they have a transformer there too. i thought that went out. >> reporter: a short distance away a tall eucalyptus tree went across the southbound lanes of foothill expressway across from the veteran's administration hospital. fortunately, no vehicles were

hit as the large tree crashed on to the roadway. falling limbs snagged a power line forcing sheriff's deputies to block access to residents until a pg & e crew could respond. drains backing up rainwater. residents said it happens every time it rains. she calls it city to clear the drains. however, our photographer stepped in and cleared some of the debris. the pooled water quickly reached the drain. in other areas, entire traffic lanes and sidewalks were flooded. a bus bench and sign post were surrounded by water. vehicles plowed right through the water. it was a day drivers appreciated windshield wipers that worked. we could use a lot more good samaritans like collide, our photographer, to help clear the drains. the city crews are out here. pg & e crews are out police and firefighters are out as well.

we have more rain coming. we are live in san jose david louie, abc 7 news. >> thank you david. it is snowing, again, in the sierra. try looking at this. look at the snow coming down a short time ago from the camera at heavenly resort in lake tahoe. a mixture of snow and rain hit the mountains throughout the afternoon. it's expected to be a wet, windy weekend there. elevations above 8,000 feet could see two feet of snow by tomorrow morning. winds could gust up to 140 miles per hour. lower elevations could see four inches of rain. the terror group isis is claiming an american woman they had been holding hostage is dead. killed they claim when jordanian planes bombed where the hostage was being held. we have the story. >> reporter: the terror group isis is claiming an american

woman is dead killed when jordanian warplanes bombed where the hostage is being held. in a statement on twitter they identified the woman as a 26-year-old american aid worker. it's known isis was holding at least one american hostage, but this was the first time her identity was revealed. isis did not provide proof. american officials were not able to confirm the claim. >> we do not, at the present have evidence to correspond ob rate the claim. we will keep reviewing the information at hand. >> secretary kerry, our team is putting every effort behind finding any americans being held overseas. >> reporter: jordan was a partner in the fight against isis. they have ramped up their efforts after their killed a captured pilot held postage. the gruesome images of the pilot

being burned alive sparked widespread fury. several thousands marched through in support of the pledge of a military response to isis which claimed large parts of syria and iraq. >> no one against them. >> reporter: isis misled the public before. in a statement, some discrepancies about where and when she might have died. abc news washington. president obama was out today pitching a plan to offer free community college to students who can maintain a certain grade point average. the president answered questions at a town hall meeting at ivy tech in indianapolis. he talked about the agenda saying unemployment numbers are lower and wages are going up. president obama says his new budget will help middle class families. >> it means helping middle class families afford child care and

health care, make it easier to pay for college without taking on loads of debt. paid leave at work. help first time home buyers. helping people save for retirement. >> last week, president obama dropped a plan to scale back tax benefits for college savings accounts after being pressured by nancy pelosi. allowing peterson to play again is in the hands of a judge. he told reporters he finally felt like he had a fair hearing. he's been suspended at least through april 15th. he was charged with a texas child abuse case. he appealed the suspension in december, but was denied by an nfl arbitrator. they did not give a timetable. authorities in missouri are charging a mother with

kidnapping and child abuse for orchestrating the phony kidnapping of her own son. the mother, grandmother and aunt, all pictured here wanted to teach the child a lesson. his mother believes he was too nice to strangers. so they planned an elaborate kidnap. one day after school a friend of the aunt lured the 6-year-old into a pick up truck. he started crying when told he was never going to see his mother again. when he stopped crying, he shows him a gun. >> he must have been terrified. >> the boy was told he would be nailed to the wall. the kidnapper bound his hands and feet with plastic bags and covered his head. he was told he would be sold as a sex slave. the ordeal lasted about four hours. >> unbelievable. >> unreal. just ahead on nbc 7 news at 4:00, another new coach for the raiders. this will make niners fans sit

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the super bowl winning team is heading to the raiders. the coach announced he's hiring a former teammate, ken norton jr. as the defensive coordinator. he spent the last five seasons for the seattle seahawks. he played 13 seasons in the nfl, won two super bowls with the dallas cowboys and one with the niners in 1995. you can see the highlight reels, punching out goalposts in memory of his father, ken norton. spencer remembers the great fights with mohammed ali. >> talking about the thriller how about the weather we have. a long line of rain through the bay area. we are getting a drenching.

the heaviest rainfall or some of the heaviest rain from vallejo to san francisco. southward. it's widespread. we have airport flight delays at sfo. up to 176 minutes basically three hours. local airports are not reporting delays. here is a look at the atmospheric river. it's high moisture taking aim at the bay area. it will continue to do so tomorrow. the aim will shift southward but come back up toward the bay area by sunday. we have a weekend of wet weather coming our way. mainly wet with the exception of the southern most part of the state. here is how things will ship up tomorrow. after a night of heavy rain and winds, cloudy skies with scattered showers tomorrow. another big storm comes in on sunday. the wet weather continues through the weekend. it is very much needed. >> keep it coming. thank you, spencer. still ahod on abc 7 news,

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announcer: covering santa rosa berkeley and all the bay area, this is abc 7 news. a man is now suing the state of new mexico after it told him his winning lottery ticket was a mistake. take a look. the little circles on the top right of your screen is what stands between him and $500,000 he believes he won. the lottery claimed they couldn't honor the winning scratch off ticket because of the small mark. >> we believe it's about matching numbers. he matched the numbers. they need to pay or basically, they are cheaters. >> his lawyer says the lawsuit isn't just about money it's making sure the same misfortune doesn't happen to anybody else. >> it's also about the money.

>> right. after years of walking 21 miles each day to and from work a detroit man can finally relax. he's finally getting a car. a shiny red 2015 ford taurus today. a 19-year-old student helped raise $300,000 on this man's behalf. he is the person of the week. you can find out more about this 56-year-old factory worker and the college student who kick started his fund raising campaign. it's coming up tonight at 5:30 here on abc 7. >> so glad it worked out well for him. most company wellness programs are a bust. be data and bacteria that's on the new york subways. we have the report. >> wellness programs are not what they are cracked up to be. companies spend $50 to $150 per employee per year.

24% of the employees at the company participate in them. 12% of those employees agree that they have substantially overall well being because of their employer. with measle cases across the country, many adults are being advised to get measle shots again. yahoo! health says anyone born before 1978 may want to ask a doctor about a booster, especial especiallyespecial especially those before 1958 who are not vaccinated. researchers in new york spent 18 months scouring the new york city subway system and found germs that can cause pneumonic plague meningitis stomach trouble and antibiotic resistant infections. you may feel squeamish about a proposal.

restaurant employees should not be required to wash their hands. he does say restaurants should post signage saying they have opted out of that policy. profr the nasdaq, i'm jane king. on to consumer news. questions sent by facebook twitter and e-mail. i smoke e-cigarettes or can i smoke them in restaurants? >> that's not a simple question to answer. when all the smoking bans went into effect, there weren't e-cigarettes. they were not included in the law. now, cities and counties are adding them back to the local laws. on the state level there is a move to include that as part of the ban. any restaurant can ban anything they want in a restaurant as long as it's not discriminatory. can you smoke with an e-cigarette, in some locations yet. not in san francisco. most have changed the law to include e-cigarettes.

it's case by case right now. >> michelle w. says i got a citation for parking at a red curb in berkeley that is clearly homemade. do i have to pay the citation? >> i see them all over. the problem is it may actually be official and they just repainted it so everybody sees it. you know how you think it has to say department of parking and traffic in san francisco? they don't have to have that. the other problem is sometimes it's a fake ticket, fake red fake ticket. they are trying to get you crazy. find out if the ticket is real and call up the department of parking and traffic and say, hey, is this block this is where i got it is that a legitimate red sign. my dealer is ignoring my requests to replace my ignition

switch months after the recall. what should i do? >> it take as long time because there are so many recalls. that ignition switch one it's hundreds of thousands of cars. car dealerships can't stop what they are doing and swap out one thing. there are no rules on how quick they have to do this. make sure the recall is in effect. if your local dealership won't do it call the other. one will do it when the other is trying not to. very good point. up next the effort to make a young bay area leukemia patient feel like a king. i'm in the abc 7 news room, new at 5:00 a decision and police shooting. officers find out whether their actions are determined to be justified, plus -- >> experiencing the history, the people, the randomness and rough edges. >> the man who founded groupon takes a dee tour.

how to find gems hidden in plain sight. i'm meteorologist drew tuma, taking a look at the weather where you live. the news crews are sharing tons of photos of the weather on social media. we want to see what

. a family in castro valley is thankful for help. >> they gave a special little boy a big sur prison. the 8-year-old is a typical third grader. >> i like soccer, football, baseball mostly. >> reporter: he only mostly likes baseball because he kept getting hit by pitches. >> got hit in the hand got hit in the leg got hit in the stomach, got hit in the wrist. i got a lot of places i got hit.

>> reporter: in may, he suffers a more serious blow to his health. he was diagnosed with leukemia. >> i was in shock. you think of all the worst going through your head. what he's going to go through is he going to make it. >> reporter: austin's parents are making sure he gets the best care, while caring for their other son, 6-year-old dominic. >> they interact so well. >> reporter: dominic has a limited understand l of what's happening to austin. he knows how it affects the ability to run and race him. >> he could definitely be -- >> reporter: next week austin will be admitted to ucsf to receive a bone marrow transplant. he will be in the hospital six weeks. when he comes home he needs a special environment. >> he needs a place that is germ free and clutter free, so that

he does not get sick. if he gets sick he'll be back in the hospital. >> reporter: they partnered with disney on ice performers to transform the small room their share into a place fit for a king or rather a lion king one of his favorite movies. and a certain mouse named mickey was there for the room reveal. >> i love my new room. i'm mostly excited about the painting because i like the art drawing. it looks like the same thing on the movie. it's like -- it's like actually real art. >> you know what? i think that austin and dominic are very happy. i hope that greg and amy are happy. i think they are. >> it's more than i expected. it's beautiful. >> i can't explain how happy and how much joy i have for my son you know having his new room

and, you know, lion king. >> thank you for everything. >> wow. >> we wish them the best in the future. thank you so much for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. >> the news at 5:00 begins now with cheryl and dan. >> dangerous day to be on the road, for sure. we are live with team coverage of the stormy weather. >> a common sight. high winds knocking out power all over the bay area. >> i'm meteorologist patel tracking the storm. i'll have the latest on your weekend coming up. >> despite the rain, we are in a drought. tonight, some relief is on the way.

>> active wires on the outside. a mother and her children trapped when live power lines fell on the car. they were smart enough to stay put until they turned off the electricity and let them get out to safety. >> we are thinking. >> a scare for a husband. it wasn't power lines, but this tree came crashing down on the family car. in the south bay downed trees being picked up. the wind has been worse than the rain. >> high surf proved to be too much for a surfer. he is okay. >> good evening, a lot of things happening today. >> i'm cheryl. we have live team coverage tonight. >> we begin with meteorologist

patel with what's going on right now. >> it's coming down right now. let me show you live doppler 7 hd. the winds are howling. as you look at the live doppler 7 hd, i will take you to places where we are getting heavy rain at this hour. in the east bay down to street level, san ramon, around 680. heavy rain pockets of heavy rain from the peninsula to the south bay. it is going to be a rough ride across san mateo, redwood city. if you are taking off to run errands, hold off. up to the north, the rain is starting to ease up a bit. this has been a slow moving storm, slow to move southward. as you look at the wider picture, there's plenty of moisture off the coastline here. taking a look at a live picture from the cam where it is raining, the wind is going. wind advisory is up until 4:00 a.m. tomorrow. the wind